The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, March 12, 1875, Image 2

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RriullniC .Mnlt-r on i:-ry I'nf-r.JOHN H. ODERLY, Hditor.OUR IRON BANDS.A TRIP OVER THE CAIRO AND ST. 10UISIfAKKOW OAUOE RAILltOAD.The Theory of the Three-Foot Oaujjc, nd theWay it i Worked Out in lllinol-.(sonic Arrounl itl'ttii linimrlniil l.iilo--ii-Isi--IIimillir i:.-iirs)loiill -IriM-cleilttinli-r lllll-iiltl--'. mill SpentMttlit In III)' "VootN.(From llic M Limit tilolc )Tin- coiiiiilctliiiioI'M new lino ol riill-rnxtl. to lio follow i-il lip try the openingun of the .uliolnliiii roiititry nnd tu-wIniiiotiis to trnilc. ooiiinicrw. and iniiimlhi-tim s. W mi i-vi-nl that the lotirniilllcannot iiU'onl to ni-i hy unnoticed, nml Uworthv ut least oi a paving iiiintloii. OnSaturday last, ni iilivnily tuiuotiiicctt, tliulan mil or tin- unro ami si. j.oui- inirroad wa laid ilown. antl ou.Suiulayafurnoon n party of L'tnitlt-mun lntea-sti'il IIIthe road U-fl the ik-pot at lla-t St. I.oiilon a nicclal car. lor Hit; titiriou of ur-v-yliiir tin Uiif. A rcin-i'iit:iti-i- of theGIM had l ho nrlvllcLV ol accompanylnir them, and lie iiroiio'es to narratewhat hi- observed. Some account of therullroad mav iiroiiL-ily precede the description ol the join ney It'elf.IIMTllTI.TIKb OVr.lROMK.The charier for the uoiiMriiv-lion o ilmCairo and SI. I.oiil was ohlalm d Inbut iintlilnj- praellcal tvnt elleclcd lor.some time alter. Surveys were made ofthe projected route, hut the appearanceof the country vii to broken, unevenand uitfcttleu that experienced enjihiccr.ileetued the enterprise Impractical. Alter further consultation, it was agreed totrv the narrow-auire plan. In Jd71 thebuilding of the road ivjt.seoiiiiiii'iiceil.niulin the tall of ls7!I It was comi!eted m Inras .Mnrphyboro, Jaektou county, a distance ol'nlneiy mile from St. I.ouls. Thee.tenlou oi'tho track Inn outheatcru direction to Cairo w.i attempted, but theliioiit-tiii-y panic had a tlls-tictrou eU'eet ontliN as well as- many other projects, andfor a while operations Were suspended.They were lysitmcd In November last by.Messrs. II. 11. l'aysoii ami 1". 1.'. ('audit,the contractors, o'f Chicago, whoeludotnlUible boldncis has at l.-ut been crownedwith -items..VAIIHOU'-OAUUK!).A railroad with its tracks hut three feetapart, over which the cars pass lightlyand pleasantly, with comparatively littlenoise, Is a novelty even In thee Tl iys ofiTaelcs Invention and discovery, ''hereare several narrov-;.Miif-e railroads inCilorado, and one between JCnnsas Cityand Independence. There is iiNu the I lavamiah and llautoul Xiirrov-;-iiiiru 1'allroad, in Northern Illinois. It Is probable,however, that the (.'aim and St. LouisRailroad is the most eMeuMve line on thelmrrow-j-niif-i; iystem, and will, beforeIon".'. 1r' a model In the eomplcteii'.,'s andexcellence, of its erpiliment.It U found, l)v experhnent. that a iiar-row-raii'erailroad can be built at twothirds tlie expeii'e of I ho bro.id-atie.The expense of operating the road, particularly ill the Item of coal, U compoudliigly ll'lit. In the ascending oftcep grades, and the turning of curvets,the narrow-gauge has some very perceptible advantages; while the slljrl'it ovulation and easy motion of the ears renderthe system a favorite one with tliofe wlmhave had the good fortune to try it.OUOAM.ATION.The gentlemen associated togetherin this euterprl-e. and to whom 1-due the credit of Its uceess, art' a follows :S. S. Taylor. !:, of Cairo, Pii--l(.Vnt;J. 1j. Jlliickley, Snperliiteiulcnt; F.Ii. Cauda, of I'ayson A: Cauda, OcncralManager; W.S.SearU, of Waukegau, 111.,Attorney.The Hoard of Director- coinptUcsMe..irs. S. S. '1'nvlnr. .Iiilm II. Oberlv 91 ml1 Urosi, of Cairo; il. C. Crawford, of.loncsboro; Tlioinns .M. Logan, ol .Murpliysboro; T. it. Ilouton, of ,loueboro;W. It. ltradley, MurphyRboro; W. .I.A1len.Carbondale;W. l;.. Morrison Waterloo;II. 11. Ito-eboro, Sparta; Anthony Steel.ofl'aiiilolph couiitv; J. II. Williamson, olColumbia; am) J. Stoelir, of lied Hud.There have been few changes cm theboard, as the original corporators of thecompany were appointed directors, withpower to name their successors. Alterthe Mock has been l-siied In due form Itif probable 'hat the board of directorswill Imj chosen by the stockholder.-.FINANCIAL.Hy Its charter tlie Cairo and St. LouisRailroad Is authorized to have a capitalstock of live million dollars. Of this sumabout four millions are held bv the contractors. .Me.si. I'ayson and Cauda, whotook their pay for const nicllii'' the roadIn this form. About a million more hasbeen subscribed by the towns and counties along Hie Hue, but somuof them havetailed to meet their obligations, and thiswas one ot the caiiM.-.- that forcibly retarded the completion of the road.There has been about two and a halfmillion of homU Issued by the company,and it has a small tloatlug debt.The llnancial results attained bv thecompany have so far been encouraging.The receipts of the company betweenSeptember 17. uud Dccemlier III,18 I, were as follow : l'ronipas-eni'er-,$89.:C(i US; freight, SHW.aO" 01; coal,$S7.:U i!5; expres-, $',IK is; mall, S.VH'iO; inlscellaneoiis, $l..ri72 Cm; gro-s rccclpts, $.110,S!):i :0. The cost of opei atliiir the road during tlie same pcilod was$-00,7:10 21, leaving an excess of receiptsover expenses of f 107,103 US.NATfllAI, IIUSOl'IICCs.It Is a matter of congratulation that theM'ction of country through which tlieCairo and St. Louis ltailroad Is eomplutml will compare favorably with almostany other locality lit point of natural rebources. Tliese need but developing toconvert It Into tho abode of prosjieroiisand happy thousands. From Columbiato Jlurpliysborotherc 1 a bed of solid coalover wjventv mile, long. This I, knownis the J!lg .Muddy coal. It I- especiallyadapted lo tlie manufacture ol Iron, therebeing so little sulphur in lt compositionthat it Kin lxi used in its natural state,anil without coking. The same coal Ismuch prized for hou-ehold imBetween .Murphvsboro and Jone-borothere are woods ofash, oak, elm, hlckorvand black walnut, for which there is "ademand lor manufacturing purposes. Ata thort distance lioui the railroad (hereare fruit farm to bo teen at Intervals.The products of thee larniv have beenhitherto transported ooiuo five or tenmiles to reach the Illinois Central Hallmad, but will probably find a market InSt. Louis hereafter. South of .louesborothere is some of the Illicit w heat lauds inthe United States.KQtril'JiK.VT.ThU railroad h furnished with twentyocoinotives. four for pasHiier trahu,U'chM, and four for freight;baggage ami express cars, four freightaccommodation' earn, eight or 'ten T cabooses, and four hum rd frel-'ht carsCare ha) been tat..., i," i ..n'r.".'.."?' ,in a solid nnd irr V,5?iron rail tveifEuroiie, and the remainI the remainder were, made attho Wyandotte rollingDetroitl'heso rails weigh trout forty to llitymimds tn the tard. lielng considerablyicavlcr than tlie mils In ordinary use forlight gauge roads. There are ti,040 ticto encli mill' oi me roau. j-oruonsoi meroad have cost ? I0,000 jier mile, wherethe proceM of construction ha been unusually dltlleult.vtt. AllOAItD ton CAIKO.Ataliout 1:110 o'clock on Sunday afternoon the party of gentlemen bcloro alluded to stepped into uie passenger .u,lo which a locomotive was attached, atfJaM St. Louis. They weiv soon jiasInrr itnu ii Hie load at a irood speed. Thesky began to darken and the rain to fall,as 1110 glC.tlCH iieiu-s i.iv I."', k'""1allv became olxeured from sight. Thetrain continued Its southern course untilIt arrived at Murphvsboro, the terminusof the road that has been In operationtint 1 lids lime. The party. It may b" observed, consisted of Messrs. .!. Hulk-ley, W..I. Lewis, w, S.N-ari". r. l. Cauda and.il. V. Sinltliers. The last-namedgentleman Is a capitalist, and repre.-eii-tatlVU Ol Hie liouuuoKicr" oi uie man.AtOiUO o'clock the company urrhed atth Logan lloite. where tliey were provided with coinforlable ipiarters. In themorning they prepared coiuuiuc ineirtrip, llrsr partaking of a hearty breakfast.Mr. Li aI remained behind, but the partv n-ivUcd several aeee-dons. beingjoined bv Colonel S.S. Taylor, presidentof the road. .Mr. Thomas M. Logan, abrother ol Senator Logan, .lunge iiross.and Mr. .1. M. Hill, of -Murphyboro.The ear glided slowly over the newlylaid track, conveying the llr-l passengerswho had traveled oer It. After pas-lugabout a mile through a wood. d country,with bid few clearing: vMble. the trainero-stdthc wooden bridge over the lllgMuddv liver, which Is here about :t(H)leet wide. At a Utile dlMancc bejomltho mil Intersect Willi llio-e ol the Ur.md'J uwer .'lining anil rraii-poriauou l urnpany.At this time the weather had elisuvdup soim wiiat. and blue patches of Lywere discernible. Several of the company congregated on the platform of thecar.'and .iniU'ed Iheiii-elve- In observingthe slight changes In the a'peel of thecountry. The number of .stream', swollen by 'the recent mln. was quite noticeable, a'lid the rails pnl over trestle workat short Intervals.Two-'aw-mill- were seen on the line ofthe road, and It was stated that newtowns would -non be e-labll-hed hero.One of them ito he named Allium.ILKTII.'.S (JAP.Alter going about twelve miles southof Murnhysbom, the car began lo ascenda stretch of country three mile long, andterminating In what is known a Quclll'sGnp. Those who had been to the placebelore promised their companions thepleasure of beholding some delightfulscenery. AVhclher it was the nbtiiscucol the'icpoiter's faculties or merely theIntervening mists thatobeuied tin: pro?peet, It is hard to say, hut he failed to recognize any feature! of striking sublimity. The toweling summits of some lofty hills were brought distinctly tn theview, separated from the railroad by awooded valley. Nothing but the bluesmoke .ascending from the settler's cabinIndicated tlie pre-ence of civilized man.This ascent has a grade ol about eightyfeet lo the mile.Two mile- we.-t of Ouet l'.s Gap there1- the Hald ICnob, tlie highest elevation inIllinois, On a line day tlie waters ol theOhio and Mississippi are discernible fromthis point. In the neighborhood thereare nlo large Held of Iron, u governmentgrant to the Illinois Central ltailroad.J he-e lauds have hitherto been Kept outof the market, on account of I heir unknown and undeveloped wealth. Onsome of the adjoining hills there aresplendid fruit farms ami large strawberryHelm. wiii'Mi are very productive, insummer there are Immense shipments otflriilt from Cobdeii, a station six milesdistant, on the Illinois Central ltailroad.Quel UN Gup. It may be observed, tooklis name from Mr. Qtietll, a prominentlallroad engineer, now residing In Philadelphia, ife settled heie soon alter thewar, ami spent a con-ldei able um In making ImprovementsAs the travelers passed over Ihe road itwas noticed that thentosr anphain.had nit her Injuriously all'ected tlie track.The rails lud been laid when the frostwas in tlie ground, and a thaw had theeircet of low ering them at certain points.The rain had alsowa-lied the earth down,the "cuts" or excavations In Ihe trackbeing llooded. These Utile matters donot permanently allcct tlie condition ofthe road. They are merely Incidental,and will be promptly removed, llelaysof sectloii-meu will he placed on the road,and not ceae their labor until the trackis in tlr.st-class condition.The next feature of Interest was aboutsix miles north of .louesboro. and consisted of someutxiM of win n: ci.sv.'lids article Is well adapted to the manufacture of pottery, porcelain and firebrick, for which purpose it Is i.i constantdemand. Large quantities, about fortycar-loads per mouth, have been shippedbv tlie Illinois Central lor Chicago, Cincinnati and New .Jersey. Several members ol the party procured small quantities of tho clay. W hen rolled up Into littlenails ami laid on tlie stove, it was madeInto boys' marbles. This deposit of claywill soon give rNo to an important industry, and hi a few days it Is proposedlo csiamisii a settlement Here, to boknown as Ciav City.Near this pfaco there are several farms.While the engine was stopping at u watertank, taking In a simply of water, thechildren from a nelgliooi lug farm cro.-edthe fields, and clhnbul up tho trestleworkto the platform of the passenger coach,where the gentlemen entered Into conversation with them. They were not likethe children ot the city more simple andmore artless, They hud evidently beenbrought up hi the silence and solitude ofu.iuire, wiiu no icacners nut itieir pa-iein, or an occasional visll to tlicdistrlctschool. The eldest boy was about twelveyears oi age, and Ills si-ter was a girlabout Ids size, with long flowing goldennur. it was a new sigiit lor them tohave a passenger car pass by their home.A 8101'PAOi:...-v I.Iunwam ine car oi progress sweepsalong," thought we, looking from thewindow of the luxurious coach on to tin.fields and woods, hut without knowingwhat was awaiting us. The party wasnow about live miles from .louesboro.the county seat of Union county, and hadio iias uiroiigii a uiniiei, cut in an elevated piece of ground that tonus a coiillniiatlon of the, Ozark .Mountains, In Soullheast .Missouri. It was found that Ihee inn uau given way near thonpproach tothe tuiiui'l, doubtless washed down by thoueay ram oi thu preceding night. Anuiemiit was made to pu-h through thetunnel, but without success. Several la-miieisioiiiiiicnecd to move the looseearth and water frnm the rail--, but thow ork wa too great for them. It soonbecame evident ihat the progress ol thetrain would ho delayed for at least onenight, and the travelers prepared lo spendthe evening In the car. A messenger wnsent to some ot the neighboring houses1 .1 mi i n auuiiiiaiii supper was obtained.J he ham and eggs, bread and butter andwarm colfee brought good cheer to theHearts oi the way-laid travelers. Thojump in im. (,r WL.ru jo mul ,lm c ,.put in tlie stove. Things began to havoa ciieenui aspect, and conversation andgood humor iiccanut general. Stories ofadventures In the woods, stories of thewar, and anecdotes of mirth and fun wentround freely. As the night grew late,the gentlemen began to arrango the seatsIn the shape best adapted for comfort,nnd they gradually dropped asleep,though not without an occasional regreUfill remark from some of the senior respecting thu family elrcle they had leftbehind them.In the ently frosty morning that followed, the company begaiilolooknioutidtin Some walked up t li Til 1 1 that had,o far, proved a barrier to progress.The. water on the track was yet prettydeep, but a construction train an I veil anhour or two later, bilnglng a re-ltiforce-tncnt oi laborers, ami aioa supply oiprovisions for breakfast. Theie wa yetconsiderable work to he done. In the wayof dealing tho track. Mr. Hinckley, asSuperintendent, was Indefatigable In hisexertions toc!carthepas.,andMr. Caudapersonally assisted.About '1 o'clock in tho afternoon thetrain p.is-ed through the tunnel, and tlieparty continued ineir journey wunoiiiany further interruption. A pleasant rideof about live tulles brought them to.lo.snsiiono,the county seat of Union county. ThN Isone of the oldest settled places In Illinois,though It contains only about three thousand inhabitants. It ha a pleasantappearance, theliou'es. mostly frame; arewell mutt, and an air oi prosperity pervades the entire place. ThN town standsIII thu heart of one of the best fruit regionsin 1 111 not-. At a short distance north olIt there is a Fair-ground, where the annual fairs are held in the fall.Long before railroads were built, thegreat thoroiighbue for emigrants passingtrom Kentucky and Teiinceo to theWestern country lay through .louesboro.Tho Cherokee Indians, hi going to theirrcsciTatlon. passed through this town,and every sluing and fall there are numerous bands of emigrants seen passingalong tiio same beaten p.itti. 'i nese traxelers iiu,illy cro.-s the Ohio at (i ilconda,ami cro-s the Mlilppl at WillardVLandhiir. leu miles west of .Ioiiehoro.At thl. lauding then.' la steam ferry.Our reporter was afterward informedthat the early strawberries grown hi thisvicinity are regularly sent to the StLouis market, where they obtain u highprice, higher than In Chicago, where Ihesea 'On lor fruit I somewhat later. Thenew narrow gauge railroad will I ring thiscountry in direct communication witht. Louis, and the "future great" mayhen-after hao an abundant supply ofgood fruit, at reasonable rates from thisplace, If she choie-es to. Up lo thu present time the ncaret depot nas been atAnna, a mile and a half north, on thelllluol- Central.The lollowing 1 a statement of theshipments of fruit from this locality during the pa-t year :From louesboro and Anna Station, ofpcachc. :W,7i boxes; strawberries,1,71-0 crates; apple, 10.000 barrels;sweet potatoes. -.'O.G.IO bushels. CohdenStation, of peaches, 5-2,G!K) bushels; pear,7,'.M7 hu-hel-; apples, :!2,'J20 bushels;strawberries 11.-12 1 hit-licU; tomatoes, II.107 bushels; raspberries and blackberries. l.'-'lS bu-hel-. Makauda Station, '.'.'0car-loads ami 10.000 package?.The wheat of this region, particularlyUnion county, Is of a rcniikably linequality. It has won the llrst premiumat the State Fair, and carried oil' theprize at the great exhibition held in London, Fugland, some years ago.iNCibF.xrs or iiiavki..AAcr their tcniporan exile near thetunnel, the excursionists wire glad lo repair to the comfortable boardliig-houeolMre. Williams, of .louesboro, where theysoon forgot thu slight inconvenience.they had hi en subjected to. The weathercontinued to be rather chilly, mid on getting up in the morning it wasloiind that there was a heavy snow on theground.At about ! o'clock on Wednesdaymorning thu excursionists weru againsealed m uie passenger ear and movinghi a southern direction, I hey werejoined bv tlie following gentlemen: .1, C.lSlteken-derter. Thief Kugliicui- of iheroad; George C. Ullcken-derl'er.hla brother; W. S. Hauliers, County Clerk of Union county: A. 1. Jones. Circuit Clerk;George H.iriinger, Uepiity Sherlll. andT. F. Ilouton, editor ol the .louesboroUaietf, a paper published every "Saturday. A short ride from Jone.sboro broughtthe party in view of a mound which hadonce been an Indian buryhig-place. Flintarrows and earthenware Jugs havebeen disinterred at till place. A neatframe-dwelling now stands on the elevation.About two miles .south of Joneshoro,on the hue of the narrow-gauge railroad,there is a(imt.MAN M:m.F.Mi:.vr,consisting of about -100 person. Theyhave been established here nearly thlrlvyears, and own a thousand acres of laud.Their public Institutions comprise aLutheran church and a common school.As might he suppo-cd they are a thriftyand well-to-do people.The car then pa--cd through a highlycultivated country lo Helleg, a stationlive miles from Joneshoro, Iheti to Cover's.Mill, about ten miles from the s ime place.'I'll' coitniy line was then crossed, andthe parly enteied Alexander count v. Thevillages of Toledo, Sandusky ami I'nltvwere also paed. At the hist namedplace, a boy. having a parcel of eoouskhis, stepped Into the car and a-ked permission to ride lo Cairo. As lie appearedlo ben young fur trader. a--l-tlng hi developing-tho resources of the country, hisrequest was granted.omi'it it.Mi.no ii-s.in conversation with Mr. F. L. Cauda,a railroad contractor, our reporter Icaru-i.il tl.it tli.il tm. ill. ..i, I it. i.l ,..t 1 1v, ,,, ,,.,, kiiiiiviumi .it,., iimvii ,, l.'nii-liig part in ihe construction ot the Northern raciuc Kaitroaii. ins account ol thedangers Incurred hi that great enterprise,prosecuted amid the perils of an almo-tArctic winter, ni.-nle'the dllllciillies of anordinary undertaking to seem ery -lightanil trivial.Our reporter had also a conversationwith Mr. Hllckcu-derlrr. the chief chlM.iivit oi uie roau. r our years ago ne w aengaged In making a survey of (he Aliunde and l'acllie ltailroad, and wasmuch Improved hi health by the hardylile incidental to siichau undertaking in agloriously endowed though iindoelopedregion of country. The pre-ent terminus of the Atlantic and l'acllie ltailroadIs Venlta, In the Indian Territory. It Isthe Intention, however, to pu-h it forward to Santiago, California, and then toSan r rituclsco.I'OfXTY 110X11.It Ii only a matter of Justice to Matethat tim couiitlc of lnlon and Aloxauiler have ImuciI Itonils lor one-half of theirrailroad subscription, $100,1)00 each. Theremaining halt Is to lie IsmiciI, nccordhifrto agreement, when the road Is lu operation, ami (here l little doubt Ihev willcomply with their obligations.Mont: .noti:s or tiiaviii..Ah tho train passed ihroiiL'h the lastten ol the one hundred and litlv miles betwecn St, I.oiiN and tairo, a dlll'ereneein tho country was perceptible. Theground was cou-rcd by trees, but It had.i.niarsby appearance. Some wild fowlwere m-cii, and were hhut at from thoplatform of the ear, but it did not appearUnit any were brought down. At severalplace the Inhabitants came down to thelallroad and greeted the ncw-eoinei.One colored man clionlcd, 'Hurra lor theiiarrow-gaiifio railroad." At some tilstaiiee n colored woniaii was been wavingwhat seemed lo be n while Hag. A closerscrutiny revealed tho fact that the bannerol peace was a white slitrt, and this gaverise to luexlhignlsbable laughter in theA IIAMHOMi: I'llOI'KUTV.As our readers are aware, the waters ofIbeOhlo river Join those of the Jllsslsflppl river at Cairo. The land enclosed bvtin two river Is owned, for the space ofsix miles, by the Cairo Property Company, in tne upicr pan u is iioout sixmiles wide, hut It gnulually narrows to-warm ine place wiiere mo stream eonverge. Much of It Is devoted to farmpurposes, and Is rented to tenants, ino'tIv colored people, on the condition thatthey Improve it. Col. S. M. Taylor, ofCairo, mid Mr. I'ar.-on, of Now York,are the trustees of the corporation.AT CAIIIO.Soon allcr 2 o'clock, while the weatherwas bright and pleasant, the Mississippiappeared hi sight. As It approachesCairo, Its waters widen Into a noble bay.The bank on Ihe Missouri side for milesabove and below, are heavily tlmbcicd.No graceful craft sailed over Its surface orbroke the dull monotony of the view atthe lime that we w rite. Tld of courseIs attributable to the season of the year.Another noteworthy circumstance Is,that the borders of three great Slates canbe seen from the point whore theemight v rlwr.s unite thc.-e States areMUourl, Illinois and Kentucky.Cairo, a ell v of twelve thousand Inhals.Itants, siauds'at the head of navigationon the Misi.j)i in the winter season.It Is seldom that the liver Is frozen overbelow this point, so that navigation Is notso much Interrupted as In a more northern latitude- Here the steamers for IheSouthern ports take In their coal, andhere, no doubt, Is to he the teat of a morewidcly-exteiidcil commerce. There arenow three railroads terminating at thispoint, tho Cairo and Vlnceiuie, Ihe Illinois Central, and Ihe Calm and St. Louisltailroad. Calm has several hand-ninebuildings worthy of mention, particularly the Custom house, the Court houe,the Itaptl-t Chiirchand the I'ublleSehool.Them am numerous steamers at the leveeon the Ohio liver, and thu business housesseem lo be doing a good trade.At the terminus of Its Hue the Narrowgauge KailmailCoinpanyowns a quantityof land, on which It will build a wharfand all necessary buildings, it. has nowa dump, for Ihe emptying ol coal Intosteamboats In course ol construction.On lid cite, a little more than ten yearsago, i here stood a foil. The place I vetpointed init where the Federal cannonswept the broad expanse of water whenever the Kebcl gunboat had Ihe temerityto appear In sight. It looks like turningour swords Into ploughshares" to see apiece of ground thus devoted to a peaceful Instead of n hostile and warlike purpose. In the afternoon of the same dav, several of the party sat down to dinner atthe well-kept table of the St. Charles Hotel, of which .Me.-sr. Jewett Wilcox ACo, are the proprietors. While pleasedat the clo-e of thu trip, they heartily concurred In the toast ollcreil bv Mr. 'Seaii"Long life, health and prosperity to themen who conducted the lirst ear over theCalm and St. Louis ltailroad."The gentlemen composing' the partysubsequently returned to their respectrve homes.Or. M-hcncU's Slnnitiiril Itemeille-.The standard leinedie lor all dbmsus ofIhe I lugs urn bcilKNCKV I'L'Lmo.niO'SYltCI', SC-IlnXCK'S.SKA Vk1!I TllNIC'lllldSCIII:.N( Ks .Manpiiaki'. 1'ii.i.s, and, II takenhcloro tho liuizs i re destroved, a specdvcum is ctl'cctcil.To tlu-si t'jreo iiifdk-lncs I)r. J. II.Siiitlick, el'l'lillddclpliia, owes Ms uni'lva'le I mk.-c.ss In 111 j tie.it uieiit of pulmonurdlseii-e.The Pulmonic. Syrup llponntliu inoilililnutter hi llu lun;s; natuie throws It ell bya:i easy ixnu'torailuit, lorwlicn thu phlegmoriintter Isilpu a Might euuuii will throwIt oil'. Hie p-itli n. has icit and t.ie luugbeL'iu to lni.il.'I'd enable the I'ldmo'de Svrup to do tld-,scliencl.'. M inilniko l'llh'ar.d .Sclu-nekNt-ca oed I .nle must lie irecly u-ed toleans the t-unaeli iini liver. .'clnricl;'sMan rake l'lil ait on tho liver. ri-inoimrnil oh triiciU.iiK, rehix tins gull libdilt-i, thuduo n.i is irceiy, una lliu ncr is -nunrelieved.S hfi.ck'. Sea Weed Tonic Is a gentlisstimulant :md altcritllw: tho alkali ol whichIt I eomjio-o-l, mixes with the fuoil i.n Itiruvonis -nurliig, it assists tlie dlgcs Ionoy lolling up lliu siom u-n to a Jiealttiv eoielltlon, u that the f..od and the lungs' heal,nnd the patient will surely get well If cireIs taken t ) prevent fn-h clil.All who wisn tonaii-ult Dr. !chenck,either puisonully or by letter, can do so uthis principal oiik-e, corner of Sixth andAlton, Sr. , l'hl adrlplua, every Moudiv.Sicljciiiii'a medicines arc sold by nit druggist throughout the country. .')--J--Jui,THE DAILY BLUETIN.rjllli: IIULLhTlX Ul'Uhllhwlev-iyiiiornln(t-xcoit MomUy) lu Un- UitUdln UiiIMIiik, corncr W'uiliinKtoii iitinucmnl Tvrelflli muctTin; IIullktix Is -tniil tit city nubscrlb-rs byf.ilthfnl cnnlrnafruriity-t'lie (Vnts aAVn-k,luiyublc weekly. llyMuil, (In u.lvimc-), 10Hfinniiiiiii six niuiilli, ; thru- months, onemonth, $1 '.'1.THE JJULLETJiV.1'iibllshc.l every 'Ihiirwby moinliiK'ut Hi.".r nnntini, Invariably m n.lvmui-. 'I he po.Uiseon the AVit-kly will I j.ri-j.:iia ut thU ollli-c, mi(hut t-iibfcvlbcra will ohiulu rru ubcrlitloni la- of SI a ycur.ADVERTISING RATES.It A I I, Y .Dullness Curds, iicriinimni, $;m noOne sqiun b, one Innfillon, j oonc mttuic, two iiifi-rtlons j jolino niuiiic, one wrt-k jmOlio MUre, two Mirks, a uOne Miiiirt;, three wti-ks onOne kquro, ono month , a onW K"1I. V.On- siunret one Intrrtlnn ...M litKacli (mlBtijucnt Insertion, .MiK?-Om- Inch Is - sinnini,QTu nKtilarmUerllsi-rs wcoflir-iiTlorln-ilitceincnts,both na lo rutu ot chnrttes nn-l ni.iutif r of illilnylii( their favor,C3"Xotioi-s In loi-jil column Inserted lor Klftwn tents irr line for one' bucrtlon, TntntyCents a line f.r two Insertion, Twrnty-KlvutnU a line for three insertions, Tli!ity-rieUnls a line for one week, nnd Scienty-Kln-Centh lino forone mouth,Communications upon BUbJecta at Ken-eral Intoro-t to the publlo 80llclted.E5AI1 Inner- iiliould be aililn-mcil toJOHN' . OBKItLY,l'li'liUiil C'ulro JlnlUtlu Comm-y.ntxxiis:THECity National BankCAIltO, ILLINOIS.CAPITAL, - - $100,000OfrlCKIH!W 1' IIA1.I.IIIAY, I'leslilrnt.IIi;NllY I. MAI.I.IDAV, Vlrul'iett.A II SAKf'Oltl), (':ilik-r.VAI.Ti:it IIYSI.OP, Ans'l (iisldir.iiiiirxtonsf. .Staats TAYt.on, It. II (.Va.sMxr.UAJi,It I. IIAI.I-I V P IUI.I.1IIAV,U I) Willi.., .. str.iiiK IIiud,.-. ii s,,, lom,Exolmnfto, Coin nnd Unitocl StatoaBonds Bought nnd Sold.DKt'OSITS nfdv onl u gun ml ImnUInEnterprise SavingsBANK.CHARTERED MARCH ill, 1800.CITY NATIONAL BANK, CAIIIOirm kim:A 11 SAPKOItll, I'lridilrnt.M 8 VUlll, Vli-o I'n-slili-iit.W II Vhl.ur, Nis'y mul Tiniturer.lilhtXToiis:I' M IIAIICI.AV, (,'IIAS. riALIOIIKII,K M MrilCKII.KTII, I'At'l. 11 SCIII'II,It. II CC.NMMIIIAM, II I. IIalmhav,,1. M. l'lllLLII'H.N"l'l;itl T .ilil on tlrpn.lt- lit the nils i.f l.L pi-rrt-nt pvrnniiiitii, .M:iuli isiiinu svplcin-i'it i- imt-i.'ai nni ,viiuunn, ii is iiiii-i iiuin.--itl.ilitv to llir iirilic-iii.il ef II. e iIi-hii.IIi, thi'ieliy,rl I,.,. ,1,. ... (..iti.l l,it .1 '.... ...i..i.m. ,,,,, , v -MARRIED WOMAN AND CHILDREN MAYDEPOSIT MONEY AND NO ONE ELSECAN DRAW IT.(h.iii i-rs liiislnemlav fmiir.i.i in full it mmill sMtiinl iy I'lciilns fur sitvltiifsili-Mi-lts mil)Hum ii tuso'cloi-L.W. IIVSX.OP. Treasuror.THE ALEXANDER COUNTYCorner Commercial Av, nnd Hizhth St.,ii)Iii-n fntin 0 ii in. I.i 1 p m for thu Uhii-hcI-noliol uttulur ILinklnitliiisine-s. AI-ih.ii U.-l-niv.i.iy una saiimiiiy --tiinjrs ir.itiu ihpotiuckfor (lie ncouiunioilalloii nf suvlm?- ilc.o-l.irs.Extlmno BouKht nnd Solil on tho Principal Cltlcu lu tliu United States.TT-ri.rileii KncIi-hici- iIiiiwii on Kiidiiii.l.liiluiid, Kliimc, nnd nil the irlili-lil illl.-. Ini.'rrni'iny, !witi-ilaiii1, 1 telrlum . llollaii.l, Itiir-nil, iHiiiuarK, iiuiy linn nini-r lorcien iiuiinnsS"J-('i.lliTtl.iii niii.lv In imy (mil i.f Kiiroj e byS"lA-lti.rs i.r ciiillt lot- trnii ler tnfiiriil-liiit..uroi eGold, Silver, United StatOH nntlother Honda Bought and Sold.klmi :lh;;i 0.1 Tims D::;:;uIJf THE 3AVINQS DEPAn7MNT.P C. CANEDY. TrCBld-nt.IIKNRY WELLS, VIco PieaidontTHOMAS LEWIS. CualilHrT. J. KERTH, Aisl3tint Cashier.i!I-.-MI-tl'tOAI,.PITTSBURGH,PARADISE,ST. JOHN'S andPEYTONA CANNELCOAL!Orders for Coal by tho cnr-load,ton, or in hogshondH, for shipment,promptly attonded to.SSyTo largo consumers and allmanufacturers, wo aro preparedto supply nny qunntity, by thomonth or year, at uniform rates.CAIRO CITY COAL COMPANY.tl-ir.illlitay ISro om.-e, No. T Ohio Leiec.r?-llulll.iy Urn 'b wliaillioat.tj-.U Kkj j.Huii Mill-, or!TJAt llu- l.niil Dump, foot of Tliiity-KiclilDlllt-tSa-l'ost oniee Dmrrer. .".OtROSSCoal and Wood Yard.COMMERCIAL AVENUE.PITTSBURG and ILLINOISftSr COALSTOY3 WOODKKl'T conHantly on hnml at ltoss' Yanl.Commercial aieniie, ojipo-slle IlioitOlder promptly lllle.1(.'ml mul wood iU-IImh... tslluied fiiv of chargeTermsstrlelly clwh,'117-10-nm"Notice.OrntK ok tiik Caiiio it Sr. I.ol-imIIaii. IIoaii Co., Ha 1 110, III.,.Mulch filll, IMS.A meetlnpof the Directors of this (.'omiiuiiywlllU'liilir on l-rlilay, llio I2tl ilay of March,Inn. , A. D. 1873, at 10 o'clock A. M , at Iheoitk'c- of S. H Taylor In lliu City of Cairo. Illinois. S .STA.VIM TAYLOR,c-'llil. rruiUUutCoalimi;(Jiisrt.WholosnloAMIPAINT AND OIL DEALERS.JOBBERS .PATENT MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES,DRUGGISTS' I-'ANCY GOCD'i. COLLIER WHITE LEAD,WAX FLOWER MATERIAL, WINDOW GLAtiS,BRUSHES, SOAP'3. COLORy, OILS,TUBE COLORS, DYiJ STUFFS.CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY,VARNISHES, ETC., LTC.Vn; olh il rlIl'.llnl nti.l onl.Th fn !ii U'll ' ' I, PliV'irljn" nnd ficrrral -Sloin In n' uV nf tenuis in ,nr 1 1 .it- MntmU.jt, I'l.i.Ul .ii hi . I hi uy .Mtleuii. Cum 1 fnnitIil trllll.sl Willi H ll.ililc- ilniSK l irav.ii.il.il mtiWHOLESALE it RETAIL f.'iTRO I RETAIL & 1-RESCRTTTID"7-1 Ohio Lovco. I '- - I na'ileeto' Av..Cor 8th Sii mt- m Jt kbui mam m;,itMmii Miinw-i- im. JIJfTf tire X$ nmr . rTllrt n nyuTV uti" anurrt o nfs ; '1 sumo w'mm MWmimM W1 W&MI 1 .O.LC0R.STATBIANiJyAC -The SpragueEOCHESTErShould It-sold by the Hanlw,,Goods Trade ever)tm-.z zvz27 :::: cr :::t uzm:sMiS3!jVPARTICULAR NOTICE.Wo lmvo replenished our .lob Printing Oflico withmnny fonts of now typo and have orders out for otherfonts of tho latest popular styles. "Wh aro determinedto establish the reputation of our ofli te for first-classvorl, and make our prices so low that tho most enthusiastic patrons of foreign cities will be compelled to admit that wo do work at lower prices than any other oflico in the country. Mr. Oborly, admitted to be ono oftho best practical job printers West and South, liasassumed porsonal supervision of tho job printing department, and will endeavor to give satisfaction to ourmany patrons.SUBSCRIBE FOR THEWEEKLY BULLETIlONLY $1.25 A YEAR.IIS.mid Retail-i: x'AXliaRS OPi&. MONROtorsJisniauvT - JRED UYQanQpener Oa1 Canned.-to trriTiT,117 .ifiirt Sitntj.lr, JVcc, ii rcetljit of S3 Ctntt,